Today, totem poles can be found in parks and heritage centers, in villages such as Ketchikan where older poles such as the Chief Kyan pole are being preserved, in museums and corporate ...

Striving to understand and appreciate his people's rich art form, he then majored in history at the University of Alaska South East-Ketchikan. In 1994 Michael ... including three totem poles.

Fulton Orozco At the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska ... and telling oral histories through totem poles, ceremonial clothing and blankets, hand-carved household items and other objects.

The Totem Heritage Center is just the beginning of Ketchikan's totem pole legacy. For an even deeper dive, head to Totem Bight State Historical Park, an 11-acre site set within the Alaskan rainforest.